Tim Bastmeyer

Tim Bastmeyer has performed everywhere from The Melkweg in Amsterdam to The Beaches Jazz Festival in Toronto. Tim has worked with a long list of major artists on and off stage producing and engineering. When not on tour Tim can be found at his recording studio in Uxbridge, Ontario.

Downtown Yonge BIA in partnership with Heritage Toronto offers free walking tours that explores architecture and music history on Yonge Street. All tours requires pre-registration.

ARCHITECTURE OF A NEIGHBOURHOOD: DOWNTOWN YONGE

Explore the architecture of the neighbourhood that surrounds Toronto’s iconic road, Yonge Street, from a large university campus, to beautiful churches, and numerous parks. Get an in-depth look at the side streets, laneways, and the spaces between to discover a side of the area you haven’t seen before.

MIMI O’Bonsawin

A revitalized wave of roots-driven anthems has taken off with the release of Mimi O’Bonsawin’s album ‘CONNECTED’ which seeks to be a compelling follow up to her debut self-titled album. Mimi O’Bonsawin is an old soul. Not afraid of getting intimate with her audience and sharing with them a laugh, a tear or a sing along.

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RE-energize at Lunch Time

Come be part of some fantastic lunchtime live performances from a variety of high energy artists of all different styles while enjoying the sunshine.

Thursdays 12:00 – 1:30PM, June to September

Dan McKinnon

Toronto guitarist Dan McKinnon is not your average blues rocker. While his music is rooted in blues styles ranging from traditional, country and electric, McKinnon has also publicly declared his love for glam rock, fusion, hard bop, and hip hop.

Downtown Yonge BIA in partnership with Heritage Toronto offers free walking tours that explores architecture and music history on Yonge Street. All tours requires pre-registration.

YONGE STREET: THE HEART OF MUSIC CITY

See the sights and enjoy the tunes as we explore Toronto’s rise as a music city, and the dynamic scene that is Yonge Street, celebrating its legacy in Canadian music. From Ronnie Hawkins to Ice-T, Yonge Street has grooved to the best in the business for 50+ years.

Jean-Paul De Roover

With an innovative and original approach to music, Jean-Paul De Roover is much more than just a solo artist. Live looping with guitars and a voice used as an instrument this multi-instrumentalist constructs his songs piece by piece before your eyes.

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Dancing in the Park

Pack your dancing shoes and let the danceable music of the Americas take you away. Let this feel good music of Toronto make you forget about heading back to work.

Tuesdays from 12:30 – 2:00PM, June – September

DATU

Electronic-tribal music duo DATU is a modern Filipino music group, consisting of producers Alexander Junior (formerly of Times Neue Roman, and Styrofoam Ones), and Romeo Candido (formerly of KUYA, and Prison Dancer). DATU showcases movement, gongs, and storytelling through singing and rap, reinvigorating traditional Filipino music with their cultural transcendence, creating a brand new sound.

After their music videos for SUNS, Bones & World Gong Crazy instantly amassed about a million views online, DATU was listed on Wavelenth's 100 Essential Canadian Tracks of 2015 and Nominated for Best Song for Berlin's Music Video Awards of 2017. Hailing from the intensely diverse cultural hub that is the 6ix (formerly known as Toronto), the band carries on the city's unmistakable legacy of ethereal trip hop with an indie edge - but now spun together harmoniously with Filipino mysticism and tradition. Already on Fader's radar, DATU's upcoming album, High Blood features more daring culture jamming via the ancestral rhythms of gongs, futuristic, Dilla-inspired loops and a twilight-filtered Toronto.